The state chronicle., 1887-06-23
THE TEACHERS ASSEMBLY.
TWO THIRDS OF a THOUSAND
ARE HERE.
And They are Enjoying Their Vacation
With as Keen Il Sense of Enjoyment a>
Their Pupils.


ATLANTIC HOTEL, MoREHEAD, n. c.,
June 21st, 1SS7.-At II m., Wednesday,
June 18th. the Fourth Annual Session OF
| the n. C. Teachers Assembly was called
| to order in the ballroom of this hotel by
Superintendent of Public Instruction,
Maj Sidney NJ Finger. There were pres
en- when the gavel fell, so Mr.. Eugene
Harrell says, nearly eight hundred teach-
ers and friends of education. 1hey had
come from all sections Of the Common
wealth. There were old men among them
-''gray hairs for counsel There were
men in the full vgor of mature manhood
to devise plans for the good of the Asso-
citation. There were young men. many OF
them. strong in the strength of youth and
enthusiastic in the love of their high Voca-
tion--to earnestly demand progress IN all
lines of educational endeavor. But, as IN
the Old Bay State, the women far out
number the men, aud as MAJ. Finger 5
eve ran over the assembled pedagogues it
rested upon sea of upturned, intelligent
faces of women, known in common par
lance as s'school mar'ms.' Here were thoSa
with the threads of silver among the gold
in their hair, and on an adjoining seat were
bright eyed young teachers bounding out
of school," They looked like children who
ssplay tend" they teach. No one could
fail to be struck with the eye glasses which
rested with becoming grace upon halt a
hundred noses of these ''school mar ms
Between those who had reat he'd the me-
ridian of life and the young girls who are
just taking up the ferule, there were ali
ages of these teachers. Whether gray or
golden. Young or old, they were present
with pencil and tablets in hand to sit at
the feet of any Gamaliel who CHuld teach
them.
Do you ask me if they were good look
ingo | heard smart Professor say Che i
married, thought that he had never be
fore seen a company of SO many good
R looking and intelligent young women II
which there could not be seen a reall.
:. beautiful face He said there was not
beautiful woman in all the 500 present
Another smart Professor Che is unmar
ried, but not from choice gave il as HI
opinion that more beautiful young women
taking the same number, could not b
IL gathered together III the generous oil
te Commonwealth. If | may judge by Hi
/ young teacher and other young teacher
J. and friends of education, the opinion c
the last teacher quoted is endorsed b
a large majority. One thing is certain:
would be difficult to find five hundre
te brainier women IN the State than are her
and to my notion they are as good -ookin
r. as any like number OF women | eve
10 saw together. l will go step farther
There are not a few really beautiful wome
10 here; and the married pedagoSue vi
D. couldn't see them needs to have a ne
at vision impaired. And-as | was abol
by to note-as Maj. Finger let fall the CAV
in up N the table, and looked over the earne
men and bright faced women who sat b
fore him, | don't wonder he hcsita.ed
he moment before making his speech. 1t VI
10 good time for man whose lifeWork
Sc in education to pause and feel proud tn
.as so noble an army of men and women re
resented the teachers of the State. Al
he did pause and let a feeling of pri,
les take possession of him. II was only for
nd moment, however, and then, IN w
chosen words, he opened the meeting, al
in introduced Chas r. Thomas, Jr., Est
of Beaufort, who cOuched the WelcOrn
as broad as the expanse Of the bosom
40 old ocean, given to the teachers, in el
ca quent words Then DR.. Arendel. May
Ter of Morehead City. extended the freedo
ain of the city to the visitors. After the
two addresses of cordial welcome, it GeeI
ed to some of US that the blllows as th
dashed upon the shore, the winds as tn
took unwonted liberties with the bangs
of the young ladies, the rushing of the
by coming tide, the peculiar roar in the she
Iir, when held TO the ear-all sung the refra
OF of the generous words, welcome, "
tu come, Thrice Welcome to All.
90 In this letter do not propose to gi
the proceedings of the Assembly in deta
III but to give all the main points Of t
not several sessions Much of the routi
of work would be uninteresting ng-and Dc
the has no right to publish what will fail
J., interest.
Au-
md On the second day of the session Pre-
dent Alderman submitted his annual {
The dress. 1t was a happy effort. / he
every one will read it, The full text W
be found on the first page of this CHRO
on Gle One of the interesting features
on, this session was the reading Of
ua following autograph letter from the Pr
,1,o ident of the United States to the :
Sembly, in reply to an invitation extend
er, him to visit the session:
S. ''EXECUTIyE MANSION,
,od ''WAsHINGTON, d. c., June -, 1887
ng, EDWIN A. ALDERMAN, ESQ, PRESIDENT
m &. TEACHERS ASSEMBLY:
ma My DEAR SIR am late in my
III; acknowledgement of the courtesy of
~ North Carolina Teachers Assembly e
~ denced by an invitation to attend tn
cOnvocation on the 18th instant.
The purposes of this organization are
hat important to every feature of State a
t National veal, and the objects with which
nPC deals are of such interest to all who {
ull concerned in the future prosperity of {
ing country, that have had a very great {
hat size to accept the invitation Of the asse
~ bly,.
The opening sentence of your lett
10 ''North Carolina is making an earn
ty. effort to improve her educational system
an is full Of promise and displays a self
,o liant determination which means succe